tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78622591469565584582024-03-14T03:53:08.268-04:00This Hollow Earth Cycling Toursimages from bicycle rides around Greater Cincinnati and beyondAldohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125478777276899960noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862259146956558458.post-14562979945717513882010-03-23T12:52:00.006-04:002010-03-23T13:07:29.281-04:00Suspension Bridge Revisited<span style="font-family:arial;">Lately I've spent a lot of time riding to, across and around Roebling Suspension Bridge, which spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky. It's getting new paint this summer, and already workmen have installed new catwalks, safety nets, and rigging for a coccoon which will protect the entire structure from the elements, and vice-versa. Here are a few photos I took last week-end... the bridge closed to traffic at 9:00 PM Friday, so I had the entire structure to myself that night.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvD5tdtosleLVEns1iC4Q72o2hLxGFKD_4WQ3zoAht3RRuWNuMRRwmXfzG6ygBgmiAfrut7t8RT8v6TjUGEuvsBS2KQLj0nzBO1pEwss9yGgG6Ubnao7F2HmAOzib_UMBj0kHRMq2Wlk/s1600-h/24556_1317823318696_1624157701_769608_729375_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451874748418500066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 317px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvD5tdtosleLVEns1iC4Q72o2hLxGFKD_4WQ3zoAht3RRuWNuMRRwmXfzG6ygBgmiAfrut7t8RT8v6TjUGEuvsBS2KQLj0nzBO1pEwss9yGgG6Ubnao7F2HmAOzib_UMBj0kHRMq2Wlk/s400/24556_1317823318696_1624157701_769608_729375_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDcsO9CarF8q9BCA_L9BPVks2ammdqHD1ngNHeAfaaN-WNg6IVY1kNSA98N5A7EIGRFpkoLSNWN5TZZhWjVpHeL_ep8tbje3BeRy-tl682KdpNV6006bcCfCXM8QFTH-Dc3YrIBMiIiY/s1600-h/25798_1312193537955_1624157701_756742_4067529_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451873433922882258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 328px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDcsO9CarF8q9BCA_L9BPVks2ammdqHD1ngNHeAfaaN-WNg6IVY1kNSA98N5A7EIGRFpkoLSNWN5TZZhWjVpHeL_ep8tbje3BeRy-tl682KdpNV6006bcCfCXM8QFTH-Dc3YrIBMiIiY/s400/25798_1312193537955_1624157701_756742_4067529_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUB6p9We4ipRrWbp2oPo_EcrLpGfslakDxHF1hkPCR0jrcIbZfinfFhDl8kqI5Y8iQYrWUIYc9A9lDDcmKH-7mGUMFQ-3ksRWC1hNyMvAnmxUw97K5QLV78ZY_S5rERZIa255ai-I0r0U/s1600-h/25798_1312193577956_1624157701_756743_5235596_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451873428104164674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 262px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUB6p9We4ipRrWbp2oPo_EcrLpGfslakDxHF1hkPCR0jrcIbZfinfFhDl8kqI5Y8iQYrWUIYc9A9lDDcmKH-7mGUMFQ-3ksRWC1hNyMvAnmxUw97K5QLV78ZY_S5rERZIa255ai-I0r0U/s400/25798_1312193577956_1624157701_756743_5235596_n.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_gfNnbw45qWDyfT1QpuFIfcRUXJc4fKyXQ9xXdDqYUrEC-Z4V0C8krG6ewLE3jhgKm3Pxjux6X3hlqGQrYVLze8RfPUZZiFpahehAETEdTCdaOQtzNhmU3lnbgeX4i959TU2oYFBF90/s1600-h/25798_1312193617957_1624157701_756744_5798272_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451873424951867954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 339px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_gfNnbw45qWDyfT1QpuFIfcRUXJc4fKyXQ9xXdDqYUrEC-Z4V0C8krG6ewLE3jhgKm3Pxjux6X3hlqGQrYVLze8RfPUZZiFpahehAETEdTCdaOQtzNhmU3lnbgeX4i959TU2oYFBF90/s400/25798_1312193617957_1624157701_756744_5798272_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5Q1zS0iq5ZLojJilvWskSz7MuQefH_47cM6DK6y2WvlMm_CvHmN4PlEz-PJoWlXhNweTQcN4faFBeNClP567Qmk9jy2YV3JQprV8S_d6ZKibcfC_7O4pTEpqv5zU6Tr-_P9jnj-MpnU/s1600-h/25798_1312193497954_1624157701_756741_8117567_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451874771403001250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5Q1zS0iq5ZLojJilvWskSz7MuQefH_47cM6DK6y2WvlMm_CvHmN4PlEz-PJoWlXhNweTQcN4faFBeNClP567Qmk9jy2YV3JQprV8S_d6ZKibcfC_7O4pTEpqv5zU6Tr-_P9jnj-MpnU/s400/25798_1312193497954_1624157701_756741_8117567_n.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sgXLccHrtwPSAqABcMj-jw0OoNQ1G-AH_2OKgntL6ualzJJ7iHLpe8NrFtfmYGM0vNr2dA8ePhM5fWFK_dsPbAYfebsdPX9zLjN_e0wJBK8C8rqE2pmoe5nscvsLfcv1uMKG_6kq7M4/s1600-h/24556_1317823358697_1624157701_769609_2827895_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451874761219806946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 262px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sgXLccHrtwPSAqABcMj-jw0OoNQ1G-AH_2OKgntL6ualzJJ7iHLpe8NrFtfmYGM0vNr2dA8ePhM5fWFK_dsPbAYfebsdPX9zLjN_e0wJBK8C8rqE2pmoe5nscvsLfcv1uMKG_6kq7M4/s400/24556_1317823358697_1624157701_769609_2827895_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPiGkimoVGF0mGIkdZrsnQ5SmcuyUjJH-9dZJNOTbtos_BahbcUgBLZlyXUZz2oE1UEzly5MFhqkL2_OdvYsy1NQ0TPGG-jWH-1HgUf6OjTaFDDG86XdyqCMoiII9gDwtjT8xwT0oZMc/s1600-h/24556_1317823398698_1624157701_769610_378017_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451874770639550546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPiGkimoVGF0mGIkdZrsnQ5SmcuyUjJH-9dZJNOTbtos_BahbcUgBLZlyXUZz2oE1UEzly5MFhqkL2_OdvYsy1NQ0TPGG-jWH-1HgUf6OjTaFDDG86XdyqCMoiII9gDwtjT8xwT0oZMc/s400/24556_1317823398698_1624157701_769610_378017_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Aldohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125478777276899960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862259146956558458.post-22820817446803518832010-03-22T15:37:00.004-04:002010-03-23T13:13:54.690-04:00Violet-Gray<span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">(Like so much of my poetry, this piece seemed to appear from out of nowhere, as if my sub-conscious composed it, then spit it out into my conscious brain for approval. I was in the middle of a long, hilly ride when this one popped out of the blue... or violet-gray. It sums up the last few months quite nicely.)</span> </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Once again the day turns violet-gray.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Wind's damp chill reminds the spring that</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Winter has not gone far,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">But lingers in a thousand memories...</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Soft laughter by the fire. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Holding close and stepping, together, onto the ice. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">A cold nose brushing across my cheek. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Your eyes, so brilliant against the snow.</span>Aldohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125478777276899960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862259146956558458.post-10247862875840925302010-03-15T14:17:00.002-04:002010-03-15T14:30:53.623-04:00Stewart Street Bridge, Dayton, OHThe new color-changing Stewart Street Bridge in Dayton, Ohio. Colors change at different rates, somtimes fading and sometimes fast switching. I'll try to get another series of pics next time I ride up that way at night.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCdkgsYAf9p_M3PX4ueiRjZZs2YvdVxhsfRjv64oiov-ZNUlF2k4SM1u0Lt2NpT3mfDuH2I98A3X7VLwBmjkqCcU-hiuEaViIT5PIfvwfqVAtx76T76Sf4FR6NNchC_CeqHRg5KmE6dgg/s1600-h/23643_1310634898990_1624157701_753963_8035654_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448926657921319762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCdkgsYAf9p_M3PX4ueiRjZZs2YvdVxhsfRjv64oiov-ZNUlF2k4SM1u0Lt2NpT3mfDuH2I98A3X7VLwBmjkqCcU-hiuEaViIT5PIfvwfqVAtx76T76Sf4FR6NNchC_CeqHRg5KmE6dgg/s400/23643_1310634898990_1624157701_753963_8035654_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhIxPeJWGwSd6usxOZroh_lcnHaksGo9CzE_WrAj6LXb27BfUXRaQNEs-2GubV0_6LUPohN3UI-Rx5xR4HV27VfXqqeRROdyE0tO4eS1qiy5usc5LWwkIWzUJboBR83Ec6VhkrgP-WVFQ/s1600-h/23643_1310634858989_1624157701_753962_427974_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448926640838173794" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhIxPeJWGwSd6usxOZroh_lcnHaksGo9CzE_WrAj6LXb27BfUXRaQNEs-2GubV0_6LUPohN3UI-Rx5xR4HV27VfXqqeRROdyE0tO4eS1qiy5usc5LWwkIWzUJboBR83Ec6VhkrgP-WVFQ/s400/23643_1310634858989_1624157701_753962_427974_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8AmKGMD3UE3bFbNamPRUsPZbV9Do9PjIK2XdTgZ_qKrkbi1HRmWGQVZIBJ0p3F1vJQJ8GLf1txKmdc7pt5t1zPDxuVA4YHhDLQqhesc8IvvR6wmr0fwdjvR4lACsIoFoyPAGhAmbT_Ak/s1600-h/23643_1310634818988_1624157701_753961_349903_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448926634908091010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8AmKGMD3UE3bFbNamPRUsPZbV9Do9PjIK2XdTgZ_qKrkbi1HRmWGQVZIBJ0p3F1vJQJ8GLf1txKmdc7pt5t1zPDxuVA4YHhDLQqhesc8IvvR6wmr0fwdjvR4lACsIoFoyPAGhAmbT_Ak/s400/23643_1310634818988_1624157701_753961_349903_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Aldohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125478777276899960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862259146956558458.post-62928240791268924222010-02-14T13:20:00.005-05:002010-02-14T13:31:37.036-05:00Addio Pantani<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_i-DzLqh4298oAAD-O0tj2CPOQqpFIYieWZR0CvSFoXePr1y3TdoZcnAUxAsYtOc8WNjV1CY_nXYC0_aESuxXG3DyVkucpqY8qtdmeansK3X6gfl7dN-17ynqShuaYKQZbTgyJqM1hx8/s1600-h/ROT_PANTANI_0408.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438167172602005266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_i-DzLqh4298oAAD-O0tj2CPOQqpFIYieWZR0CvSFoXePr1y3TdoZcnAUxAsYtOc8WNjV1CY_nXYC0_aESuxXG3DyVkucpqY8qtdmeansK3X6gfl7dN-17ynqShuaYKQZbTgyJqM1hx8/s400/ROT_PANTANI_0408.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>(Aldo Ross, from Febraury 16th, 2004) </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The news arrives in Italian: "Addio Pirata" (what do they mean?). It takes a few moments to grasp... "Marco Pantani is dead" I stare into the computer screen. The climber of a generation has left us at 34.</div><br /><div><br />He was the answer to an old desire to witness, in my lifetime, a pure climber swift and aggressive enough to win the Tour de France.</div><br /><div><br />He was the rider I’d secretly wished to be, a quiet hero who won in the mountains where each rider is stripped of pretense and illusion as their legs give sworn testimony before the court.</div><br /><div><br />No secret to his tactics; road goes up, Attack and attack and attack. Stand and sprint until the tempo drops, then stand and sprint again.</div><br /><div><br />The beauty of that cadence - the dance of the mountains - piercing the clouds with a cutlass-edged gaze.</div><br /><div><br />A grimacing visage, peering through a river of sweat, soaked to the skin by the fog and mist, vivid colors becoming clearer as he approaches the peak.</div><br /><div><br />I’d often imagined riding as his teammate, assisting on the lower slopes as he moved to the front, handle over bottles, maybe setting the tempo, then pulling over and watching him climb away to victory.</div><br /><div><br />I imagined riding with him on the mountains. I imagined cheering him on from below. I imagined being his friend and comrade. I imagined his shy smile of victorious delight.</div><br /><div><br />Alone amid the scree.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Alone among the fans.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Alone with his depression.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Alone in a room in Rimini.</div><br /><div><br />I do not often allow myself heroes, but in 1998? Yes! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>And now I do not have to image the flowing tears as I mourn the sad end of Marco Pantani.</div>Aldohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125478777276899960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862259146956558458.post-79101326155249985952010-01-31T11:45:00.005-05:002010-01-31T12:05:39.665-05:00Ice SculpturesNature is the original sculptor, and remains unsurpassed for creativity, technique, and beauty.<span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><br /><p><span style="font-family:arial;">A few pics from a January 31st bike ride along the Great Miami River.</p><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMaBRMPhCbIMKuQzrzUJD0ZmV9ewArUdsj3YaV9xR8wN_Ih3uLXV70x_KgmpGs_lewAVsIOV4ss1xzB7LvVoSWMTZaSZrsSf9RSt2rJbKsZSmODPrqAFPIN0KJe0UCtVJ3ipmrVXKZbhY/s1600-h/DSC_1455_1497.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432950395220002482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMaBRMPhCbIMKuQzrzUJD0ZmV9ewArUdsj3YaV9xR8wN_Ih3uLXV70x_KgmpGs_lewAVsIOV4ss1xzB7LvVoSWMTZaSZrsSf9RSt2rJbKsZSmODPrqAFPIN0KJe0UCtVJ3ipmrVXKZbhY/s400/DSC_1455_1497.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tdxjc5wowm4aVJE6ymgzCkRN5lFNWmXq1AL_BszdhOa2OQme4ua9ezfQ0d8Tf_wATYiIQvkjXIOpaChIGbnCjfjO1vOG2wknUzQBDo5zDqdFU5v788ry-PZ24Xqzsj2aWKqMhi-G3Pc/s1600-h/DSC_1462_1504.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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Hot tea stop on the stoop of the old Franklin post office.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjam28R68BqA7ldC-9S3tPnrmpBGhrtvc4qCPohHGU3kTe47APaTJTiLG2jbBi_xivs24iYy3Jkf7XJcx_WfihyphenhyphenUAn5rFSxul-y_lleh8vzvjh_bhqDe2dKb39r_xpIBhxeMSJLK0AyyTg/s1600-h/me+1+01+2010+003+sm.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 362px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422478519790495394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjam28R68BqA7ldC-9S3tPnrmpBGhrtvc4qCPohHGU3kTe47APaTJTiLG2jbBi_xivs24iYy3Jkf7XJcx_WfihyphenhyphenUAn5rFSxul-y_lleh8vzvjh_bhqDe2dKb39r_xpIBhxeMSJLK0AyyTg/s400/me+1+01+2010+003+sm.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Aldohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125478777276899960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862259146956558458.post-84055939989840899462009-10-19T21:35:00.003-04:002009-10-19T21:52:54.088-04:00Autumn Colors<span style="font-family:Arial;">Sunday ride, 18 October 2009.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAO5rwQWxfIWvHjB4IEiqXm5w745y5dD66j-ZSz_kA_T5TOsOCS1sSEZ-AfrQzldYVF2KcLBPMVr2SgRkdMi9m0zQpgWj1uzXe6lwepG5WLBTnSdLvPheoE-NZDkfvs_2nWBjdeSzdRE/s1600-h/autumn+colours+2009+009.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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WIDTH: 257px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388891970731209362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVH-R8o4dwGUULy0EoeOEIhd47a5zj3wIPRA5VpsTYEs3OuPXnZd1PqR9HFkFZmhdXzihOT80vv3s0cvQ-O0uqlgx0PX-k-2nwty-J9FlylndxK3Gy0QcfSoDU0wu0vMCR5H-Zxts9ObY/s400/St+Joseph+Dayton+003.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Aldohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125478777276899960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862259146956558458.post-50367656471713264702009-09-20T20:35:00.004-04:002009-09-20T21:00:33.030-04:00Saint Mary of the Assumption, Decatur, Indiana<span style="font-family:arial;">A few detail pics from Saint Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Decatur, Indiana. A magnificent example of Mid-Century Modern used in religious architecture, it must have created quite a stir among the older churchgoers when finished in 1952! </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Just look at that bell tower/steeple, looking very much like a Soviet rocket booster, and topped with a "Sputnik" cross. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Then there's the star/comet motif... it would be right at home with Soviet governmental or monumental architecture (someone will have to tell me what "HTA" and "MPA" mean).</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The figure of Mary over the front entrance reminds me of the sarcophagus from "The Fifth Element", and again is very "Russian Motherland" in appearance. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Finally there is the amazing bas-relief over the entrance, below Mary's feet. This would be right at home in ancient Egypt, or perhaps Babylonia. Note the alienesque hand positions, and the lamb seemingly floating in space.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm dieing to go back some time when I can see the interior! </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOgRaW-bVkM_NhFtrDQNlH6fqub6xtEDxhFPVRSKCQRfqaoChMrr5TlNbBT1YrEUXjSREq7KHzEkv5yykWHiqZCa3mYxSWUQpt6z7OooZxmTkyOpCqsJPh552MRd9ftCiVRgHVatJTVo/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+003c+001+St+Mary+of+the+Asumption+in+Decatur+001.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 239px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383716029741457074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOgRaW-bVkM_NhFtrDQNlH6fqub6xtEDxhFPVRSKCQRfqaoChMrr5TlNbBT1YrEUXjSREq7KHzEkv5yykWHiqZCa3mYxSWUQpt6z7OooZxmTkyOpCqsJPh552MRd9ftCiVRgHVatJTVo/s400/TRIP+O9+003c+001+St+Mary+of+the+Asumption+in+Decatur+001.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMuzUJDjcVJaeVh1FT-bBWSvgMxYZgwUqdC4Xr1DCFf-i8sw1FIZX73fEJbxMGHnEf4U6F9WCbK-CsES5_5OWLP0QapIjnm2CHPHPAnkTl-tAt8f2WfvX29uGxQZu4c21zSmNKzSAaLE/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+003c+002+St+Mary+of+the+Asumption+in+Decatur+002.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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I was here for three hours, awaiting twilight for some night pictures. </span><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="color:#cccccc;">(pic #6) The crosses appear to be iron or steel. The cross on the steeple is gilded, white the one on the back of the church is simply painted white and shows signs of rust seeping through.<br /><br />(pic #7) Night shot. Not great, but worth the wait. I watched at dusk as pigeons landed in different places on the steeple, leaping off and fluttering down to lower perches, or taking off in pairs and circling the steeple in what appeared to be nothing more than a celebration of flight. Higher up swifts were hunting insects, while below the occasional bat swept silently past just above my head.<br /></span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIrMY7CKtIDXvjwOg52V3X04mlSraFL43h6Vw1_Roqwb05Wtj9Zm0y8MIjYj4jdEdhC6PI2u9qRkAKMJnLVchyb_mrmkQTLkdf3xp6KOBOI3oTsX3McBh-ogD1JsVMd1KQTQum75N9Fg/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+07f+001+St+Michaels+sign.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 325px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377430650055993266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIrMY7CKtIDXvjwOg52V3X04mlSraFL43h6Vw1_Roqwb05Wtj9Zm0y8MIjYj4jdEdhC6PI2u9qRkAKMJnLVchyb_mrmkQTLkdf3xp6KOBOI3oTsX3McBh-ogD1JsVMd1KQTQum75N9Fg/s400/TRIP+O9+07f+001+St+Michaels+sign.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MhAgynPNpVzDolLrztH1i0cnn6w4hd2VyE_w7VREbnXj_wnU7DyR59Alk_FVBZLeWDPRhGqK8oLXUc0labSQiInXZjYq6PGApyYpr0tnT-Hm4iSKOtoAb9Oar14TzXrAKzcd4MteiZg/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+07f+002+St+Michaels+overall.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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WIDTH: 353px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377428262502882754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCS6-CEORKSMX6MkO5NxUBNO0RWvXKBbfsYcMNuiYS_HCKXCAACr5ZIdSJwq4mh5ONAe6r4oGFij4rNHie9LxGdWMh-Mwe2y3ampEhMOkX7tmn4H9EQXANg61O-EMhCaGGFmsPXqHKVmk/s400/TRIP+O9+07f+006+St+Michaels+crosses.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHw0n7FOOoCvNdZTzX4JBkKImfAw8grQFgHNLLtJIufjHFJEIympetv1kp8tYFjTRJVdKNwb_woTbrvfznfgttp-6A_iXiTG7fwiUMACCzjaf7_39mDPe6-BNb-HI7YhlsNyWUY5JFQik/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+07f+007+St+Michaels+moon.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 292px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377428254137765090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHw0n7FOOoCvNdZTzX4JBkKImfAw8grQFgHNLLtJIufjHFJEIympetv1kp8tYFjTRJVdKNwb_woTbrvfznfgttp-6A_iXiTG7fwiUMACCzjaf7_39mDPe6-BNb-HI7YhlsNyWUY5JFQik/s400/TRIP+O9+07f+007+St+Michaels+moon.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Aldohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125478777276899960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862259146956558458.post-35136222084882032162009-08-27T05:00:00.001-04:002009-09-13T10:37:17.458-04:00Day 7, Pt 2 - Immaculate Conception Church, Celina, Ohio<span style="font-family:arial;">A few nighttime images of Immaculate Conception Church in Celina, Ohio. Be sure to click pics for larger images.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_zCWMRVvShm_MZeH92rzNsK4D6yAjZ_Dl_OVQ1c8qqVsEwFxJe-mlhcp7SZ-2KaCtkcuScYpNVxyjwNhsnjYibVPXWTBKnilUVX1Y38Atbm5HrItiIPNMHgQSLALYZe2mhJUD5AuXts/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+006e+01+Immaculate+Conception+Celina+face+001.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 253px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378550426958008274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_zCWMRVvShm_MZeH92rzNsK4D6yAjZ_Dl_OVQ1c8qqVsEwFxJe-mlhcp7SZ-2KaCtkcuScYpNVxyjwNhsnjYibVPXWTBKnilUVX1Y38Atbm5HrItiIPNMHgQSLALYZe2mhJUD5AuXts/s400/TRIP+O9+006e+01+Immaculate+Conception+Celina+face+001.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXgX8C4Th6Tv9prxSANoQC0fjd62PSBFU_d5wwm7l-T_FR8EmYkr32PaQbvM4reMEtx-jNtS5ZDx1euGIAX_kSBTcpk0t9A362e5SqcO9mrqtFe7G3sjX6v0k1hwEMFjJpbSD4bNDtD4/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+006e+02+Immaculate+Conception+Celina+two+domes+001.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 306px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378550417101734706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXgX8C4Th6Tv9prxSANoQC0fjd62PSBFU_d5wwm7l-T_FR8EmYkr32PaQbvM4reMEtx-jNtS5ZDx1euGIAX_kSBTcpk0t9A362e5SqcO9mrqtFe7G3sjX6v0k1hwEMFjJpbSD4bNDtD4/s400/TRIP+O9+006e+02+Immaculate+Conception+Celina+two+domes+001.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFqabphHXdUvZKhwPj8nehW2i5uqjBp7Shbq9fYEtJXGS9meElvQPWd2WsSdSjzRp-OBALXYjUHTenerw0QIq9GtSVZDOGLSu3Ujl9-AszOlDivUUbtFCA2IkGFOyCKawv2rm6VHDt2s/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+006e+03+Immaculate+Conception+Celina+facade+001.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 254px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378550407375837362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFqabphHXdUvZKhwPj8nehW2i5uqjBp7Shbq9fYEtJXGS9meElvQPWd2WsSdSjzRp-OBALXYjUHTenerw0QIq9GtSVZDOGLSu3Ujl9-AszOlDivUUbtFCA2IkGFOyCKawv2rm6VHDt2s/s400/TRIP+O9+006e+03+Immaculate+Conception+Celina+facade+001.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrX92Uw-oJ8uicxHgIcucpmdLQc1sPyGU6e3agVCaQRd-o5sAvBo8TC8XZb1srIj2zHOTQoYZI_KwfNH3miuIbLhkwJAiYm9qS7hwLhnnB1xiUpO9XoEVwAul9pu4h_ZveMpiOHXSR1E/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+006e+04+Immaculate+Conception+Celina+one+dome+001.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 292px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378550401784621106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrX92Uw-oJ8uicxHgIcucpmdLQc1sPyGU6e3agVCaQRd-o5sAvBo8TC8XZb1srIj2zHOTQoYZI_KwfNH3miuIbLhkwJAiYm9qS7hwLhnnB1xiUpO9XoEVwAul9pu4h_ZveMpiOHXSR1E/s400/TRIP+O9+006e+04+Immaculate+Conception+Celina+one+dome+001.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTebP5aHp3ohcaIOcS4LxKamE8OYW-dmiiFuLiDjWqsq02PGAcRGSAlJSGnVsH5vcP2Q96JsvrYPofdo08x-FOha1ynTOKGw8JtzbnEzetBA_PiBZqsN_dGotvVxMLsR6thyphenhyphen2UlU6_O5k/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+006e+05+Immaculate+Conception+Celina+three+domes+001.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 321px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378550397159815810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTebP5aHp3ohcaIOcS4LxKamE8OYW-dmiiFuLiDjWqsq02PGAcRGSAlJSGnVsH5vcP2Q96JsvrYPofdo08x-FOha1ynTOKGw8JtzbnEzetBA_PiBZqsN_dGotvVxMLsR6thyphenhyphen2UlU6_O5k/s400/TRIP+O9+006e+05+Immaculate+Conception+Celina+three+domes+001.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Aldohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125478777276899960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862259146956558458.post-41577417781507604372009-08-27T04:00:00.001-04:002009-09-13T10:12:22.736-04:00Day 7, Pt.1 - Saint Rose Church, Saint Rosa, Ohio<span style="font-family:arial;">Stained glass windows in Saint Rose Church, Saint Rosa, Ohio. The vent windows below each window are clear glass. I suspect the stained glass vent windows include the names of the Saints in the corresponding windows, but have been removed for restoration or storage/protection.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The first two windows hown are partially obscured by the structure of the choir loft (possibly added later?). </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Remember to click on the pics for larger images.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxXJZz6hIWEDMbaQDZDRwEwwLl23hwYBMRcdqvx56R0dk7syCLTjXtq-JQYqeGbWst4JNQ_v_hgl7Xm0W6wnE76Kf-PuIml3SzD3-f0QqLNzLwl2HjC2iT7VQlns9qyXur8kYIsH9Ssw/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+07e2+005+St+Rose+Window+01.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 326px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378026742631790002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxXJZz6hIWEDMbaQDZDRwEwwLl23hwYBMRcdqvx56R0dk7syCLTjXtq-JQYqeGbWst4JNQ_v_hgl7Xm0W6wnE76Kf-PuIml3SzD3-f0QqLNzLwl2HjC2iT7VQlns9qyXur8kYIsH9Ssw/s400/TRIP+O9+07e2+005+St+Rose+Window+01.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4-IjECmjdw-eJlUEn6khRGkZfYYC9oRF8fMWSwk1n_DG-qSxuW8GqN__ptawjxEotMFq1YnPmTTCCsOY959yGjMAjf6-dz8ErXZptAmzpogt06wBBMho4vUL-udHBkdKP9nSWQLSem4/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+07e2+006+St+Rose+Window+02.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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You can hear the control motor spinning inside. One circuit was dead on each side... hopefully they have plans to repair that, as it really is a wonderful sign.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Yes, I stayed here. It's an old-fashioned motor court. Clean, neat, tidy, quiet, cheap, and very comfortable. I'll stay there again next time, too. I have pictures of my room... just ask if you'd like to see them.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBV8V31O4KF7V9PtuzYmLEzSdA5LwkEzZf50KUggxg6SVn1YK5tsNv_d-62GIO-JSk-NGInSixB33RpDRAM9SsCqqH8sK8PGvkxs2ZvaSa4uO1bTOiWLCXDymGVu5RL3u8eoBP8Ly1pWE/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+05c+001+Plaza+Motel.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 375px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381110755462960962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBV8V31O4KF7V9PtuzYmLEzSdA5LwkEzZf50KUggxg6SVn1YK5tsNv_d-62GIO-JSk-NGInSixB33RpDRAM9SsCqqH8sK8PGvkxs2ZvaSa4uO1bTOiWLCXDymGVu5RL3u8eoBP8Ly1pWE/s400/TRIP+O9+05c+001+Plaza+Motel.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span>Aldohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125478777276899960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862259146956558458.post-82629357754233595422009-08-26T01:00:00.001-04:002009-09-13T20:56:01.195-04:00Day 6, Pt.1 - The Point Where OH, IN, & MI Meet<span style="font-family:arial;">The route for day six headed north-east from Auburn to the top right corner of Indiana, then south along the border between Indiana and Michigan until they arrive at Ohio, then south-east to the next overnight stop in Bryan, Ohio. My legs, which weren't really ready at the beginning of this trip, were finally starting to respond, which is important since the north-east corner of Indiana turned-out to have a lot of rolling hills... nothing huge, but with the gravel surfaces it took a bit of work to get to the tops.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Pic #1: A typical road in the top right corner of Indiana. Amish country! If you look closely you can see a buggy moving left down a driveway, and a pair of draft horses pulling a piece of farm equipment on the road ahead.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSQzOX1-nxrwaglKjk0AZwYpVQ204GD8Km14IC5ovgmi3AgMAZvO5G4DDwSuGIfJW3F_PX_AAeu2xkkbQHAmiM8nm0mv-BfEu_uU11h4cyhEey8PVO6XgsnNgTHAlM352YZI0Ac5dQZQ/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+005ccc+001+hill+002.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 277px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380675522650675890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSQzOX1-nxrwaglKjk0AZwYpVQ204GD8Km14IC5ovgmi3AgMAZvO5G4DDwSuGIfJW3F_PX_AAeu2xkkbQHAmiM8nm0mv-BfEu_uU11h4cyhEey8PVO6XgsnNgTHAlM352YZI0Ac5dQZQ/s400/TRIP+O9+005ccc+001+hill+002.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Pic #2 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">thru</span> #4: Curious cattle. When I stopped to take a pic of the steers on this farm, one noticed me and, being curious as cattle are, started walking over to see what I was and what I was doing. Other steer noticed and followed, and soon I had a hundred new friends milling about investigating my bike bags, gloves, helmet...</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KbfXNXDZG9O9SjTiMrUM1n8YdA8bnVC1qqp5wlIFsc4mr37IWAdWtpyzgYQGD5UrQZwvmIAfOX_w1h-Q_LgE2E7OCsLldej4evEO34qpKmg1XL_hU4lsThzb3UbiydSGvGw1kA2cajk/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+005ccc+002+cow+01.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 294px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380675514376624114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KbfXNXDZG9O9SjTiMrUM1n8YdA8bnVC1qqp5wlIFsc4mr37IWAdWtpyzgYQGD5UrQZwvmIAfOX_w1h-Q_LgE2E7OCsLldej4evEO34qpKmg1XL_hU4lsThzb3UbiydSGvGw1kA2cajk/s400/TRIP+O9+005ccc+002+cow+01.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4EO9rrngqexUNaNUketReG65izN7AN24rSVVrYu2_azT0GbGSj2zjqllP0xCK2IVcKR-0byHYmVdgjbugBh2TNlgke0QIr1DMnfNLGdTakrM0GH5LwkmNPd6a7SzZlBAg8Zqnj6eJnNQ/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+005ccc+003+cow+02.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 314px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380675511594194978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4EO9rrngqexUNaNUketReG65izN7AN24rSVVrYu2_azT0GbGSj2zjqllP0xCK2IVcKR-0byHYmVdgjbugBh2TNlgke0QIr1DMnfNLGdTakrM0GH5LwkmNPd6a7SzZlBAg8Zqnj6eJnNQ/s400/TRIP+O9+005ccc+003+cow+02.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvWZtm8T06ys3QjSnM7qdCcdfPSE6eeP-Q0bOa2FaJ6YxzhgFIR60nY7nQCFMMTn6mRl8acj3xRvnOJJ_B_DxYANeUmd_AxNHbAEE4yAY670p6J5-WT12DGsgCG92pfqQuJnxl8aiX54/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+005ccc+004+cow+03.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380675500204448226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvWZtm8T06ys3QjSnM7qdCcdfPSE6eeP-Q0bOa2FaJ6YxzhgFIR60nY7nQCFMMTn6mRl8acj3xRvnOJJ_B_DxYANeUmd_AxNHbAEE4yAY670p6J5-WT12DGsgCG92pfqQuJnxl8aiX54/s400/TRIP+O9+005ccc+004+cow+03.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Pic #5: One of the steeper gravel climbs. Note the buggy tracks in the dusty surface.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kBNfO1W5mhu9EixYdbhdA8qg5FRQ8NdQ56MbDTXieaaWb8aIqRh5jBfAaff5GXvruaRoNsjOsKcTweTH_IOGsegXLMWSyu_sBPcWDqIis2d8ApAyQfVY2nnha8Bbr95PqWH8Ii9RcOg/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+005ccc+005+hill+001.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 393px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380675499382058818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kBNfO1W5mhu9EixYdbhdA8qg5FRQ8NdQ56MbDTXieaaWb8aIqRh5jBfAaff5GXvruaRoNsjOsKcTweTH_IOGsegXLMWSyu_sBPcWDqIis2d8ApAyQfVY2nnha8Bbr95PqWH8Ii9RcOg/s400/TRIP+O9+005ccc+005+hill+001.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Pic #6: No fancy sign, just a change in the road surface where Indiana meets Michigan. The Indiana gravel roads were well-packed and fairly easy to ride, but the first road in Michigan proved to be more challenging...</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzo1QoaohjaaCHX-bQoZifk2cskRmR1Zn0mDj-_hbwCe9Rl1RmOLuoIXnXaAgMsAKL5IDMLTb8gkCEwGM4YksNCOd_2Dczu1z-lOvx-1L09ka3mEgJiJaE6wrKind7AhI9JkGneqJ5O8/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+005ccc+006+michigan+line+001.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 304px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380673719389319826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzo1QoaohjaaCHX-bQoZifk2cskRmR1Zn0mDj-_hbwCe9Rl1RmOLuoIXnXaAgMsAKL5IDMLTb8gkCEwGM4YksNCOd_2Dczu1z-lOvx-1L09ka3mEgJiJaE6wrKind7AhI9JkGneqJ5O8/s400/TRIP+O9+005ccc+006+michigan+line+001.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Pic #7: ...as it was mostly deep sand, the kind you'd find on river bank. In this view a car has just passed: you can see the cloud of dust kicked-up, and swerving bicycle tracks where I dabbed a few times before taking a short "breather". Luckily the road became asphalt after about a mile.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3y74emadGL6ItFwm8mJqdGyBsbYM-nZr_3FTsljwFbrP1kEKsh0RZGqE4uH8WOquhyoI6XqDTaSr9nk9lfiBQkPbp-0dcB3RjMRG34RQ_pYoZLqfRl_YEUg6X4sjgDo2NDJNz7gW-4tk/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+005ccc+007+michigan+line+002.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 372px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380673717744006162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3y74emadGL6ItFwm8mJqdGyBsbYM-nZr_3FTsljwFbrP1kEKsh0RZGqE4uH8WOquhyoI6XqDTaSr9nk9lfiBQkPbp-0dcB3RjMRG34RQ_pYoZLqfRl_YEUg6X4sjgDo2NDJNz7gW-4tk/s400/TRIP+O9+005ccc+007+michigan+line+002.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Pic #8: Here's the marker acknowledging the point where Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan meet. It's about 130 feet North of the Ohio border. Of course, being a good Ohioan, I tried pushing it a little further north, thus increasing Ohio's territory, but the marker was a bit too heavy to budge.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTtWt3c2wGnFhpZPAR3EsDmifD5SF3JmkGeIjbObBl4L0LogSRYXUNjF3df1IbYMiMJF0UZVk6ACBERhUyaBoQxEUGCoXChvWcr_KJj0tNigblVyuuNvRa6a91bpd-mVfIvaZgL4jQk1Y/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+005ccc+008+tristate+point+001.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 333px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380673708222206306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTtWt3c2wGnFhpZPAR3EsDmifD5SF3JmkGeIjbObBl4L0LogSRYXUNjF3df1IbYMiMJF0UZVk6ACBERhUyaBoQxEUGCoXChvWcr_KJj0tNigblVyuuNvRa6a91bpd-mVfIvaZgL4jQk1Y/s400/TRIP+O9+005ccc+008+tristate+point+001.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Pic #9: You can clearly see where Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan meet. Looks just like my maps...</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihV_xn9LrUWPMQ2pJ_pVN3y_y_Mcr40FYUG83af_XeuC8y00TI0rLf-uuU7jt0sN7KFMx7fWubKGflc7i5z8ecCCnNlC5MN8DgpciVXPGa-nduHAOSW8ApzzfDlb8_gUlDuUVueY0Ka0Y/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+005ccc+009+tristate+point+002.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 282px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380673702226770690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihV_xn9LrUWPMQ2pJ_pVN3y_y_Mcr40FYUG83af_XeuC8y00TI0rLf-uuU7jt0sN7KFMx7fWubKGflc7i5z8ecCCnNlC5MN8DgpciVXPGa-nduHAOSW8ApzzfDlb8_gUlDuUVueY0Ka0Y/s400/TRIP+O9+005ccc+009+tristate+point+002.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Pic #10: I stopped for dinner a few miles inside the Ohio line. This was the view across the road. A large hawk, possibly a Red-Tail, was hunting low over the distant fields, swooping left and right, then gliding over to the next field. A gang of a couple dozen smaller birds where noisily hunting for early-evening insects in the fields around the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">cemetery</span> were I'd stopped. Several times they passed just a couple feet over my head, or pulled tight turns right in front of me. It was a good air show.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBHLOhd8yxRfx8MSJKFoZ2XmMRP80ug5KPjAHkxqi-nKpYUhj2Z6WzSxx5DTTbSzgu4dqf9sK2Tc5q3Pm0MKlfGbS8mr-CqItqedNJ7Ytd6-kytDp7pPcl6cSAH3mDTte3P_q1mOMjX0/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+005ccc+010+dinner+view+001.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 243px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380673697004226466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBHLOhd8yxRfx8MSJKFoZ2XmMRP80ug5KPjAHkxqi-nKpYUhj2Z6WzSxx5DTTbSzgu4dqf9sK2Tc5q3Pm0MKlfGbS8mr-CqItqedNJ7Ytd6-kytDp7pPcl6cSAH3mDTte3P_q1mOMjX0/s400/TRIP+O9+005ccc+010+dinner+view+001.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Aldohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125478777276899960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862259146956558458.post-58424615599691650772009-08-25T05:00:00.001-04:002009-09-13T10:36:02.023-04:00Day 5, Pt.2 - Looks Good From Any Angle"The new car caused a sensation at the 1936 New York Auto Show in November. The crowds around the 810 were so dense, attendees stood on the bumpers of nearby cars to get a look."<br /><br /><br />Gordon Buehrig's design for the 1936 Cord 810 resulted in a car which my Dad would have told you "looks good from any angle", so here's every angle, thanks to a turntable at the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum.<br /><br /><br />Dad was right.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhy-FtTz46zw0rD1qCi6WRHMnE-pYXSMKR_lolLsWHzhwGnUKrxNBKJsylsDepXMms5yXON87s4q2ivBuG6LpLMsTbWCGinLdnNvZTtpAcsNb5BjcOa46vfTiBppUYOiyfVxqrVbE9N8/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+004c+001+Cord+810+01.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378916084372871010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhy-FtTz46zw0rD1qCi6WRHMnE-pYXSMKR_lolLsWHzhwGnUKrxNBKJsylsDepXMms5yXON87s4q2ivBuG6LpLMsTbWCGinLdnNvZTtpAcsNb5BjcOa46vfTiBppUYOiyfVxqrVbE9N8/s400/TRIP+O9+004c+001+Cord+810+01.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcAeGxsXr6cC0W8_SQj9W52-F0xu5n94aLm18V4qzDOe8szHk0u2CQcUNamQJJS0hEW7_K05ddfayUy5ND2lkE9wTbKp4o0kLjJetcb2OCYfFqhttbb-xEyXWEcclM9jmYewR_De-lXo/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+004c+002+Cord+810+02.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378914773029678034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRmypey-GxVpLH9n1CLohzm7aafabl2v-rUNfpxtuHqjm12rU2s57WvvK2EkDMpdhjSYFInX21k7D6-JDpOYJZ6KmxYfowaULGJkOzgArJDwI6K3RuLFM_44oCyqL5QQfgkylUKovXWg/s400/TRIP+O9+004c+010+Cord+810+10.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Aldohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125478777276899960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862259146956558458.post-46277377727395988632009-08-25T04:00:00.001-04:002009-09-13T10:36:19.313-04:00Day 5, Pt.1 - (not) Frank Lloyd Wright's Cord L29<span style="font-family:arial;">Cord L29 at the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum in Auburn, Indiana... alleged to have belonged to FL Wright, but after a little investigation it looks like the connection is indirect. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">From the ACD Club website: </span><span style="font-family:arial;">"For years there has been mis-information abroad leading to mistaken claims and disputes regarding "The Frank Lloyd Wright L-29 Cord" Many of you are familiar with and have seen the orange color L-29 Cabriolet displayed on the first floor of the ACD Museum. The display placards indicate a connection with the famous architect Wright. In truth , this connection is indirect at best inasmuch as this cabriolet was purchased by Mr. Wright's son-in-law William Wesley Peters as a well used car from an East Coast owner in the 1950s. My late father Jonathan Richards saw the car at Spring Green , Wisconsin in the fall of 1961 and purchased the car from the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation , in whose name the car was titled. The transaction was handled by Wes Peters from whom we have correspondence regarding the sale and the car's history. My father's purchase of the cabriolet was subsequent to Wright's death in a Phoenix , Arizona hospital on April 9, 1959. My father's deteriorating health prevented his completion of the restoration and he sold the car to Homer Weiss of Florida. Mr. Weiss employed Dave Samuels of Southeast Replicars to restore the car to its present form. Subsequent to the death of Homer Weiss his surviving daughter Laura Weiss Robinson sold the car to a man from Madison, Wisconsin and it was later displayed at the ACD Museum in Auburn, Indiana. At the time of purchase by my father the car was painted Taliesen Red which Wright painted all his collector cars including a Model J Duesenberg Brunn Riviera Phaeton J-521 / 2550 ( now with engine J-440 ) and his customized Lincoln Continental. ID on the cabriolet are Engine #FDA1191, Serial # 2925791 and Body #F 189. The question to be answered is what were the ID numbers on the phaeton sedan involved in the accident in Wisconsin on 11-13-1933. This is the real Frank Lloyd Wright L-29 Cord. Does it still exist and who owns it ? "</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">So... a cabriolet, owned by Wright's son-in-law in the 1950s. Wright himself owned a (now missing) phaeton. Still a pretty car, but another case of exaggerating the connection with a famous person. Seems like every Mercedes once belonged to Hitler or Eva Braun, every Lincoln belonged to The Mob or the FBI, and every Packard 12 belonged to Al Capone.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSF7zLKcBeZ5GqLdJknWi-7_o-Zd3Yh-lCuWkMVQQuj7l6PPkHPbj0Zfjzr_DxwzTxryR58udfoCJyXYVhhEmcfKoiakpR9U3PpXYeDm8lJ6TZdBdmKThrlAyrBcuNqL6Hl8ceIIknqR8/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+04b+001+Wrights+Cord+L29+Side.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378114101605532226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSF7zLKcBeZ5GqLdJknWi-7_o-Zd3Yh-lCuWkMVQQuj7l6PPkHPbj0Zfjzr_DxwzTxryR58udfoCJyXYVhhEmcfKoiakpR9U3PpXYeDm8lJ6TZdBdmKThrlAyrBcuNqL6Hl8ceIIknqR8/s400/TRIP+O9+04b+001+Wrights+Cord+L29+Side.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_NG_6rivU5cLlPIFSrpdgoAehLfAWMwsGJVqr0StqIx2-E_1VMrMnWjI4eZ8LTbn8tf_H2w9onPuS6H0NOAg2xWvrl9hG9vaqm0Ij0miLhw1DYJ3E22FnKk-ZsNzzkz1lToMUribdnw/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+04b+002+Wrights+Cord+L29+45.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378114089788063218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_NG_6rivU5cLlPIFSrpdgoAehLfAWMwsGJVqr0StqIx2-E_1VMrMnWjI4eZ8LTbn8tf_H2w9onPuS6H0NOAg2xWvrl9hG9vaqm0Ij0miLhw1DYJ3E22FnKk-ZsNzzkz1lToMUribdnw/s400/TRIP+O9+04b+002+Wrights+Cord+L29+45.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Aldohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125478777276899960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862259146956558458.post-15197873483398879172009-08-24T05:00:00.002-04:002009-09-20T21:03:49.426-04:00Day 4, Pt.2 - Decatur, Fort Wayne, & All Points North<span style="font-family:arial;">Took all morning to pry myself away from Berne. I followed the buggy wheel tracks along quiet country roads, then suddenly the tracks were gone. I zigged and zagged a couple of times, but no more marks - the road seemed a bit lonelier for their absence.<br /><br /><br />Arrived in Decatur - another place where the highway bypassed the city center, leaving the business to wilt as national chains built-up the area around the interchange. Took some pictures, then headed north-west to Fort Wayne.<br /><br /><br />Big city, about the size of Dayton. Lots of neat buildings here, too, and quite a few people riding the bicycle trail. Part of this trail rolls through the wooded north bank of the Maumee River. Narrow, broken, covered in silt from high water and erosion further up the bank, this was not the manicured new trail I'm used to at home! Not to complain... it just took some mental adjustments. I will complain about the lack of helmets though. I was 2 people wearing helmets, out of perhaps 200 riders. Someone should look into marketing bike safety a bit more aggressively.<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">Day 6 will be the hardest of the trip, riding north-east through hills to the Ohio/Indiana/Michigan border, then south-east to Bryan, Ohio. Long day, not many "friendly" places to stop. </span><br /><p><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Next time: Auburn, Indiana - City of old cars, old trucks, old tanks, and old buildings, old houses, old hardware stores... but no old bicycle shops.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Pics...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">#1 War Memorial, in front of Decatur Courthouse. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">#2 Courthouse in Decatur. Again, more pics when I get home.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">#3 Dam mechanism on the Maumee River in Fort Wayne. Great mechanical details - will have to look-up how it works.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">#4 Bike rack in front of a bar in Fort Wayne. Literally a "bicycle rack". Very cool.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">#5 Former City Hall in Fort Wayne, now a Historical Museum. Note two green dragons at the top center.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">#6 Magnificent Court House in Fort Wayne. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">#7 Lots of sculptures on the court house. This is Chief Little Turtle. Tecumseh was on the next panel.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">#8 Lots of lovely breasts, also...</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">#9 Mixed motifs. Someone is renovating this home east of downtown Fort Wayne. They need to start over again. Looks like someone dropped one house on top of another.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6rp9QJfOQRYrWxnHpgAgaJWkSWZkPYTcZ7c14qzSP_3O_XX7movBAjuTlu95nuT-q66ICaV8F40Y18G124s2eZdVTyT5Kod8HhAvAXMwyzFHGKJ0ivB_GfHP1u04jTR0yIs36ZFbKeU/s1600-h/SSC_0412%5B1%5D"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373894827620238450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6rp9QJfOQRYrWxnHpgAgaJWkSWZkPYTcZ7c14qzSP_3O_XX7movBAjuTlu95nuT-q66ICaV8F40Y18G124s2eZdVTyT5Kod8HhAvAXMwyzFHGKJ0ivB_GfHP1u04jTR0yIs36ZFbKeU/s400/SSC_0412%5B1%5D" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTtIszPOVokibtMJgwLFdq7345BWiNP_8xRria2bc-fQ06arz12tZH4y9ud3QQWMPznxoqVNdlqVwTgH3xdL0VAqi7U5HmqcWL7x9HNtqH9gn_CElXXgAGR-IdMS-ZabnwKnUHAZuLFs/s1600-h/SSC_0413%5B1%5D"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; 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As part of their attempt to celebrate their heritage, many of the buildings in town are decorated in a Swiss style. Some of it looks a bit like DisneySwiss, but overall the affect is quite nice. The pics below include...</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">1) Swiss lawnmower dealership</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">2) Swiss bank</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">3) Swiss hardware store</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">4) Swiss furniture store</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">5) Swiss eye care clinic</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">6) Swiss car dealership</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">7) Swiss library</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">8) Swiss insurance agency</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">9) Swiss automotive service station</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">10) Swiss post office</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">11) Swiss tractor supply & Swiss restaurant</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">12) Swiss fire hydrant</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">13) Swiss bank #2</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">14) Swiss heating and air</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">15) Swiss furniture #2</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">16) Swiss bank #3</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">17) Swiss fast food restaurant</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">18) Swiss general store</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">19) sign for </span><span style="font-family:arial;">Swiss burger joint... I couldn't bring myself to post a picture of the actual building, with its pattern of tiny yellow arches and red hearts on the dark brown woodwork.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I left Berne reluctantly, the quiet roads and neat little farms have a soothing effect, and I'll be happy to return next chance I get. I loaded my bike, rolled out into the county, and sat in front of a large soybean to eat my breakfst. Again, it was crickets in the weeds, wind the corn, violet-gray clouds dancing with patches of blue sky, and a large hawk sweeping low over the field in front of me... back and forth, climbing and diving, wheeling around, hovering in the breeze, trying to stir-up some breakfast of his own. It was beautiful, and I could have enjoyed it all day long, but the road requested my presence, and I was off again.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Riding North toward Decatur I watched the wavy tracks of the buggy wheels, and the arcs left in the tar by horseshoes. I went through an intersection a couple of miles north of Berne, and suddenly the buggy tracks were gone! I zigged and zagged a couple times, looking for more lines in the road, but the Amish travel no farther. 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Note the hole in the roof, damaged chimney, collapsed porch, and neatly maintained lawn. I like how the porch swing is still in place, thought the porch probably wouldn't support my weight.<br /><br />(pics #2 & #3) Ceylon covered bridge, inside and out. The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">graffiti</span> inside is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">annoying</span>, but some of it dates back to the 1980s, and so is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">becoming</span> historic itself.<br /><br />(pic #4) The Wabash River. Very green, and quite peaceful.<br /><br />(pic #5) Another Indiana gravel road. Miles of well-maintained gravel through farmland, but this time with tracks from Amish buggy wheels!<br /><br />(pic #6) I decided to leave my own distinctive S-shaped tracks along this section. I wonder if anyone else will notice...?<br /><br />(pic #7) In Amish country, the intersection of County Roads 400S and 0 0 0. I sat at this intersection for <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">awhile</span>, enjoying the quiet scenery. At one point I could hear the "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">klop</span>-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">klop</span>-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">klop</span>" of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Amish</span> horse-drawn buggies in all four directions of the intersection.The Amish farms here are neat, clean, simple, with barnyards that remind me of old movies... a cow, a buggy horse, two draft horses, a goat, a score of chickens and ducks. I decided not to take pictures of the farms of the buggies - I know there are already plenty of tourists taking pictures, and it seems like an intrusion. There is something about this area that feels almost sacred... difficult to explain, but at one point I was sitting beside a field having a late snack, watching rain roll across the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">plains</span> a few miles to the north, listening to horses <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">klopping along </span>in the distance and crickets in the weeds and rain on the corn, and I suddenly burst into tears. 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Attractive city with thriving downtown and several interesting buildings. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">(pic #1) This building currently houses a newspaper. Rather unimpressive side facing the main streets, but... </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">(pic #2) ...the front reveals a more interesting past. WH Hood was a wholesale grocer. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">(pic #3) Don't know who the lady in the blue bonnet was. Note the multitude of apples. Some damae and a few missing pieces, but still a great item.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">(pic #4) Across the alley from WH Hood stands this old hotel restaurant and retail building.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">(pic #5) Ghost sign. "Paynes Restaurant" "The Justly Fames (somethingsomething) Arthur". Any one care to guess the rest?</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">(pics #6 & #7) This bridge is actually a bit more impressive than the pictures suggest. 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Long day ahead, so no time to waste trying to wait-out the weather. I started toward Ft. Recovery...<br /><br /><br />(pic #1) ...site of two decisive battle in the U.S. Army's war against the Native American Indians. In 1791 General St. Clair lost 700 of his 900 man force in a battle against unified tribes on a triangle of land in the Wabash River, suffering the worst defeat ever by the U.S. Army. Two years later General Wayne built Fort Recovery and withstood an attack by the same tribes, breaking the Native <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">American</span> alliance and leading to the end of resistance in this section of the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Northwest</span> Territories. Congress later erected this monument over the graves of the Army troops killed during the two battles.<br /><br /><br />(pic #2) The obelisk is 1/5<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> the size of the Washington Monument. The clouds parted for a moment to reveal some blue skies.<br /><br /><br />(pic #3) The statue represents The Frontiersman. Being part Native American Indian myself, I have mixed feelings about these vicious, brutal, murderous white invaders. But I do think he looks rather heroic (in spite of his obvious case of constipation). His choice of Go-Go boots and knee-length dress with fringe certainly makes a bold statement.<br /><br /><br />(pic #4) I think maybe someone should have considered the possibility of monetary inflation before they set the fine in stone... I think $5 is probably a real bargain for those wishing to deface a genuine Congressional Monument.<br /><br /><br />(pic #5) Reconstruction of one of the block houses at old Fort Recovery. The museum on-site houses an impressive collection of Native American Indian arrow heads etc. spanning several <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">millenia</span>.<br /><br /><br />(pic #6) Judging by the repeating pattern of red and white circles, I'm guessing this might have possibly but not <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">necessarily</span> have been an early Target store.<br /><br /><br />(pic #7) Two beautiful steers watch as I approach the Indiana border.<br /><br /><br />(pic #8) Gravel roads began almost immediately upon crossing the Ohio-Indiana border. Road is a mixture of dirt, sand, and gravel up to the size of a large grape. This road was very well compacted, so riding was really quite easy.<br /><br /><br />(pic #9) The soybean fields on either side of the road were lined with a brilliant display of thistles, dock, wild morning glories, and other assorted "weeds'. These morning glories ranged in colors from whites to pinks to reds to purples to blues. 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I saw several photo ops in town, so i went back before continuing to Greenville.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Pic #1 - Some of the roads out here get quite narrow. This road was barely more than one lane wide.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Pic #2 - Two young buffalo, south of Arcanum.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Pic #3 - I like the combination of blue sky, white house, aqua-green water tower, and red-brown brick bell tower.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Pic #4 - Brick roads at the main intersection of old downtown Arcanum. Not shown - the Amish coffee shop. I didn't realize the Amish did espresso...</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Pic #5 - Paving bricks placed at diagonals in the intersection.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Pic #6 - Something else you don't see every day - an old-fashioned "STOP" lens. Now a flashing red 4-way stop, but at least they kept the old light units.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGw01nSeo-FY2kt0-mf4aOLtBHX1pnQRu4TYd09agERtSs5Fi-7oAwHZs99woe01eCccIVWoReJ1F5NLctDutzuFd-xUMTD2Fv9jQqrUAAwmQPjIA6VFSntLrRyn8N1WdNIE1fG4LMsZA/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+01c+001+one+lane+road.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 298px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375488930679245314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGw01nSeo-FY2kt0-mf4aOLtBHX1pnQRu4TYd09agERtSs5Fi-7oAwHZs99woe01eCccIVWoReJ1F5NLctDutzuFd-xUMTD2Fv9jQqrUAAwmQPjIA6VFSntLrRyn8N1WdNIE1fG4LMsZA/s400/TRIP+O9+01c+001+one+lane+road.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNJ7ce3qjAVjRz2FQH97z9reprNgcVsRKUb8v7vq0GEil9xvws54nlNB1ZwvLkT2IYK2Xi-HXEYtJCVsFfNgR5kJpDv7znVOASG6g26G_nMaLDxAlv8XO0KAYxFYdAK9EY81OUDT9bjA/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+01c+002+buffalo.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 276px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375488923339213698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNJ7ce3qjAVjRz2FQH97z9reprNgcVsRKUb8v7vq0GEil9xvws54nlNB1ZwvLkT2IYK2Xi-HXEYtJCVsFfNgR5kJpDv7znVOASG6g26G_nMaLDxAlv8XO0KAYxFYdAK9EY81OUDT9bjA/s400/TRIP+O9+01c+002+buffalo.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiX6BU92IWtgkVHmSFssHbfe9fpf__F9D1LrRr4RnaAgkae6faV5t21B8luDWVQcdjSNS0dQvpBbDA_TFf-cx_No3zOMPNWsgglD65nw4M3sHKABVdn4vFsqIWfo9jZXItKsKMyPll4w/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+01c+003+Arcanum.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 291px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375488916597801250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiX6BU92IWtgkVHmSFssHbfe9fpf__F9D1LrRr4RnaAgkae6faV5t21B8luDWVQcdjSNS0dQvpBbDA_TFf-cx_No3zOMPNWsgglD65nw4M3sHKABVdn4vFsqIWfo9jZXItKsKMyPll4w/s400/TRIP+O9+01c+003+Arcanum.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ROQ-xUgU7dDfnOha6zEk-jKeb-3TXx4fVV70DhSybft3zRcsg5acvhg-e0WHRNGpT3vzdlSQmSDd3gy_dbUDB-vD13iz7jNt16R1f8DOzLJ2hTy4TdqcRUSL1yVA0AHBK5abMXgSRYE/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+01c+004+Arcanum+brick+intersection.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 271px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375488910592548898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ROQ-xUgU7dDfnOha6zEk-jKeb-3TXx4fVV70DhSybft3zRcsg5acvhg-e0WHRNGpT3vzdlSQmSDd3gy_dbUDB-vD13iz7jNt16R1f8DOzLJ2hTy4TdqcRUSL1yVA0AHBK5abMXgSRYE/s400/TRIP+O9+01c+004+Arcanum+brick+intersection.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelmKxWhaYYVA9H1GcEp6cAiXsNhYOf4uSwntJylkAMoNOCTS6_o6QwRgNHt-Mv2_qp7-qZE0keHoP3w-EGTWOak8lcRMK6E8XrzGJngkg0Z3Q_MgQ-79bYVmQgM72Q0U_gotYegEGWRo/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+01c+005+reb+brick+intersection.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 273px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375488902434496594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelmKxWhaYYVA9H1GcEp6cAiXsNhYOf4uSwntJylkAMoNOCTS6_o6QwRgNHt-Mv2_qp7-qZE0keHoP3w-EGTWOak8lcRMK6E8XrzGJngkg0Z3Q_MgQ-79bYVmQgM72Q0U_gotYegEGWRo/s400/TRIP+O9+01c+005+reb+brick+intersection.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQ7INFfjPMoeYZ2BjCfCb_B9A3k8EPTw0iHvrqod1A8mH4jAlBJh20dlAiEosTaZlDNID_Zk9Yl6Dmf6K2GEGiF13lxrk6zqbCKVRSr9fPHymCSz6dnI1ssxIkUfW-xTwrBp5yVb9xNk/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+01c+006+four+stop+light.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 287px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375486711891731474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQ7INFfjPMoeYZ2BjCfCb_B9A3k8EPTw0iHvrqod1A8mH4jAlBJh20dlAiEosTaZlDNID_Zk9Yl6Dmf6K2GEGiF13lxrk6zqbCKVRSr9fPHymCSz6dnI1ssxIkUfW-xTwrBp5yVb9xNk/s400/TRIP+O9+01c+006+four+stop+light.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Aldohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125478777276899960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862259146956558458.post-12433329532353507592009-08-22T14:35:00.000-04:002009-08-29T16:30:39.838-04:00Day 2, Pt.2 - Round & Octagonal Bars of Darke County<p><span style="font-family:arial;">Round barns... their peak in popularity was from about 1880 until the 1930s. Earlier versions were actually octagonal, but in the 1880s true circular barns were built. Their design is based on the principal that a circular plan has a greater volume-to-surface ration than a box shape. Attractive and attention-getting, their scale and perspective can be are deceiving - I spotted the first barn from about 2.5 miles away, and thought several times that I must almost be there and that surely the barn is at the next farm. Three times I was fooled by the 60' giant. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">Pic #1 - North-East of Arcanum, 60' true round, built 1910, moved here from Indiana in 2001. Beautiful condition, massive structure. No one home, so I only took one picture. Note the metal flag on top indicating wind direction, and the ball on top (lightening rod?).</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">Pic #2 - South-South-East of Gettysburg, 50' octagonal, year unknown. Good condition, attached to rectangular barn, both behind immaculate ranch-style home. No one home, so I took just this one quick photo.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">Pic #3 - South of Gettysburg, 45' octagonal, built in 1910. Owner was home... got to speak with him awhile, and he let me roam around the barnyard taking pictures. Attached to a rectangular barn which has a recent new roof, but the round barn has an older roof which has suffered quite a bit of damage on the weather side (SSW). Owner can't afford to have roof replaced (at about $5000 to $7000), so it's gonna get worse before it gets better. Note scale of barn, especially in comparison to my bike parked next to it, and this was the smallest of the three!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">(Barn info copied from Dale J. Travis' web page </span><a href="http://www.dalejtravis.com/rblist/rboh.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.dalejtravis.com/rblist/rboh.htm</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> )</span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1z-fTXyET6cbBq9p_J4VTQT2qqBPsrV58UFnZiO5N839ia0h-tYF-iaJfN4ZXGFh7s4dc9NM8Lf8pTcSRRpZ0SbfHJ3d1YYHo5uGAWRFSBq0RPhgfTmh-hX-cOrTmsEUjvHDK8SLdg0/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+01b+001+Round+Barn+Darke+County+OH.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375418682247467138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1z-fTXyET6cbBq9p_J4VTQT2qqBPsrV58UFnZiO5N839ia0h-tYF-iaJfN4ZXGFh7s4dc9NM8Lf8pTcSRRpZ0SbfHJ3d1YYHo5uGAWRFSBq0RPhgfTmh-hX-cOrTmsEUjvHDK8SLdg0/s400/TRIP+O9+01b+001+Round+Barn+Darke+County+OH.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LAy_Wm1emyEH1M76OKRo2eES7aCFtRP3DKlFZNTcp5Epx5tlX9tEeGoe4grTVyibpZLgvfwRU9xmofwcVbvnwe_BPiYI62as_Qt6BR9FtGCcfirw7cl49oy9UsSftw7L0Du3U8b3qgg/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+01b+002+Octagonal+Barn+Darke+County+OH.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 274px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375418678329460850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LAy_Wm1emyEH1M76OKRo2eES7aCFtRP3DKlFZNTcp5Epx5tlX9tEeGoe4grTVyibpZLgvfwRU9xmofwcVbvnwe_BPiYI62as_Qt6BR9FtGCcfirw7cl49oy9UsSftw7L0Du3U8b3qgg/s400/TRIP+O9+01b+002+Octagonal+Barn+Darke+County+OH.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14cKeM5WI5q-O4GF4mO_NbcHCeeIXOp_3w6UhZZeI_NgqIDUheNxbGNKirmIGkt3RmJrKE-v-4NWOfmmnsTkxnJfy7G0GbPtfJYINU__rFStyRtkanZ6mENIuVnIF0CQzQ4A175KCdnQ/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+01b+003+Octagonal+Barn+%232+Darke+County+OH.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 272px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375418673776660850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14cKeM5WI5q-O4GF4mO_NbcHCeeIXOp_3w6UhZZeI_NgqIDUheNxbGNKirmIGkt3RmJrKE-v-4NWOfmmnsTkxnJfy7G0GbPtfJYINU__rFStyRtkanZ6mENIuVnIF0CQzQ4A175KCdnQ/s400/TRIP+O9+01b+003+Octagonal+Barn+%232+Darke+County+OH.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavd0DY9xKvJd_KuZQfwwhGQWMrCUcCCwnejBwS2VpDLi_pVnaHtTatWtGulp6LTed3HSvtdRRiCtHH8XzAKl7_mIXI_MyZapxuedo9bisb4BGPN_21NmU7bx4pk7RQaJqMV-NShXVcQ0/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+01b+004+Octagonal+Barn+%232+Darke+County+OH.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 287px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375418665919811250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavd0DY9xKvJd_KuZQfwwhGQWMrCUcCCwnejBwS2VpDLi_pVnaHtTatWtGulp6LTed3HSvtdRRiCtHH8XzAKl7_mIXI_MyZapxuedo9bisb4BGPN_21NmU7bx4pk7RQaJqMV-NShXVcQ0/s400/TRIP+O9+01b+004+Octagonal+Barn+%232+Darke+County+OH.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dKdDy7HfSRZs2axcZiELKjVe5VXl-EnQxhiv2VL7r5n7cx2BGL92ZDkZo87Vum4Fjb-5G79eHKk0db43eNfVHZGjTmrW5p17NLEmWO9VehUX8Scr1okAZDCg8OEUHtQDXptcHMqZPag/s1600-h/TRIP+O9+01b+005+Octagonal+Barn+%232+Darke+County+OH.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 274px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375418658661847602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dKdDy7HfSRZs2axcZiELKjVe5VXl-EnQxhiv2VL7r5n7cx2BGL92ZDkZo87Vum4Fjb-5G79eHKk0db43eNfVHZGjTmrW5p17NLEmWO9VehUX8Scr1okAZDCg8OEUHtQDXptcHMqZPag/s400/TRIP+O9+01b+005+Octagonal+Barn+%232+Darke+County+OH.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Aldohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125478777276899960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862259146956558458.post-49951999197652443112009-08-21T14:25:00.000-04:002009-09-12T16:12:47.072-04:00Day 2, Pt.1 - Terror Incognito<span style="font-family:arial;">Luckily the weather for Day 2 looked much more promising, with clear blue skies and temps in the 70s. Started off from Middletown with a fully-loaded bike and headed NNW, stopping briefly in Farmersville for some breakfast. Winds alternated from tail to cross, then became a steady cross-headwind, which slowed me down a bit. Clouds began rolling through by noon, increasing as the day went on.<br /><br /><br />Rode from Middletown to Greenville, zigging and zagging to various small towns and other points of interest. I'm guessing I covered about 80 miles, which was really 20 miles too many, but I finished just before dark.<br /><br /><br />Found three of the barns I was looking for - 1 round and 2 octagonal. Despite their appearance, they are HUGE! One I spotted from almost 2 miles away, convinced myself it must be at the next farm... 3 farms later I finally arrived. I think the round shape must make then appear smaller than they really are.<br /><br /><br />Lots of wildlife - a large, shiney midnight-blue Black Snake wriggled across the road in front of me. Hundreds of Kestrel patrolling fields from the power lines. Ducks, thousands of Killdeer, lots of squirrels, but almost no dogs! Even saw a few Buffalo on one farm.<br /><br /><br />Stopped for a mocha in a Mennenite coffee shop in Arcanum. I'll have to do some more research on that one.<br /><br /><br />County Fair in Greenville, so lots of tractors and cotton candy. None for me, thank you. I was too tired to fight the crowds.<br /><br /><br />Seas of soybeans. Narrow country lanes lined on either side by tall cornfields. Quiet roads where I didn't see an automobile for 15-20 minutes at a time. I stopped and marvelled at sound of crickets in the weeds and wind through the corn. Other than tha, almost total silence with no traffic noise at all. That alone was worth the trip.<br /><br /><br />It's a drizzly, cold Saturday today. I'm headed to Fort Recovery, OH; Portland, IN; then up through Geneva, Berne, and on to Decatur for the night.<br /><br /><br />After that, Auburn and its car and armor museums!<br /><br /><br />Here's a few pics, in no particular order, of my first day on the road...<br /><br />Pic 1: This red bike trail connects the sidewalks of Farmersville, Ohio to the community park west of town, and runs along the very edge of several farmer's fields.<br /><br />Pic 2: Neat and tidy farm west of Farmersville.<br /><br />Pic 3: The trees on either side have canopied this quiet country road north-west of Farmersville.<br /><br />Pic 4: Wind rippling through a lush field of soybeans near Verona, Ohio.<br /><br />Pic 5: The Mary Celeste parked in one of the innumerable corn fields of West-Central Ohio.<br /><br />Pic 6: Barnyard laundry line in Pitsburg, Ohio.<br /><br />Pic 7: Silo array at Pitsburg Seed Grain.<br /><br />Pic 8: Ecclectic sign at abandoned gasoline station in Pitsburg. 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